Claysaba
Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Stevecorp
Don't listen to the negative reviews
Dana
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
www_jimbronson_com
JimBronson.com started its evolution in late 2007, living and working in Japan, I noticed on the Japanese television one day the TV series Then Came Bronson. I suddenly was swept back to 1969 when I was 18 and saw the show, bought a bike and tried to live out the Bronson mystique that summer. Also in 2007 I was learning how to build websites and launched a page for TCB, and met Greg and Billy, now charter members of Bronson's Garage. From that time forward Peter, Bill, Tom, Don, David and Jim have been inducted into the Garage, and we have become friends with Jerry who painted the original bikes and Birney, the man whom Bronson's life and adventures were based. We have celebrated the 40th & 41st Anniversary of TCB, with reunions of Bronson's Garage members at various locations. Our You Tube channel is as populated with nostalgia as JB.com. Come back in time and recapture your youth and enjoy the TV show that inspired us to ride. Until then you hang in there and we'll see ya on the long lonesome highway! - Mike's Bike (Webmaster JB.com)
Owlwise
Not a bad review to be found here, which speaks volumes for this excellent film. I've always been struck by what a thoughtful story this was, even as it manages to be thoroughly entertaining. Who hasn't wanted to drop out of the everyday routine & look for something more meaningful at some point?I'd agree that this is more in the vein of "On the Road" or "Route 66" than "Easy Rider." Bronson's quest is one that we can all identify with, I think. And he's a fascinating character, providing a complex model of manhood that doesn't go to the extremes of overly macho or overly sensitive. He's obviously well-read, considerate, genuinely curious, non-violent -- but he's never preachy, he never looks down his nose at others, and he's eager to understand other viewpoints, even if he doesn't always agree with them. At the same time, you can tell he has definite & firm beliefs that he lives by, and that he won't compromise them.For me, one of the key scenes is his visit with Papa Bear, a father figure & mentor, who has a wonderful little speech about the difficulty of becoming a man -- a whole man. I've always imagined a much older Bronson becoming just that sort of father figure & mentor for another young seeker one day.So when is this film & the 26 episodes that followed going to come out on DVD? It's not just longtime fans who'd buy it - I'm sure a whole new generation would also find plenty to like & admire in Jim Bronson!
airboss4311
I think the show was almost a precursor for the generation: No one really wanted to be that guy in the station wagon (tho most of us did eventually sell out.) Everyone wanted to be Bronson. And I can tell you for certain that spirit still lives. As I grew a little older, kids grew up, started college and began to move on, I was able to fulfill a dream by purchasing a Harley. I can tell you that wherever I go RIDING, people want to talk to you, find out where you are going - curiosity and envy - just like the 'station wagon guy.' Nobody ever cared where the 'station wagon guy' was going. We all knew. We'll never know of course (since it is, after all, fiction) whether the suit ever was able to break free. But a lot of us did. Better late than never. Never give up on your dreams.
gocounselor
When I heard the name Michael Parks in "Kill Bill 2", I said I know that name, and a motorcycle image was in my mind. Of course, he is now 150 years old and resembles nothing like the young kid 'Brando' image I had."Along came Bronson" was that 1969 kid I had in mind.It was the year I joined the Air Force and later (1971) went to Vietnam. Michael Parks' name rang an old bell today, in 2005,in this person's mind and I had to look up his name at Yahoo to complete my search and prove my theory.Thank God for the Internet and for postings like this site!
